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Are We Thriving, or Just Surviving in Supply Management? Arianna Huffington’s Opening Keynote Address from ISM 2018

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, the Ardent Partners analyst team traveled to the Mecca of Country Music, Nashville, Tennessee for the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference. This year's lineup of speakers was top notch,…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this month, I sat down with riskmethods’ Co-Founder and Managing Director, Heiko Schwarz, to learn about his background in business, his impetus for establishing riskmethods, and what he believes is…

Payables Place First Thing: Where is the Best Place to Begin an ePayables Automation Initiative?

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

It is generally agreed that ePayables automation includes three distinct processes – 1) Receive, 2) Process, and 3) Pay. There is value to an organization in automating each part of…

Technology Round-Up – May 10, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 10, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 240: Listener Mailbag (May Edition) and Assorted Thoughts

By Phil Bartolini May 9, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we answer questions from podcast listeners regarding procurement/HR collaboration and workplace and corporate culture’s impact on the…

Nvoicepay and Inspyrus Partner on End-to-End AP Automation Solution

By Phil Bartolini May 9, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The Ardent ePayables Research team recently met with Karla Friede, CEO and Co-Founder of Nvoicepay, Nilay Banker, CEO of Inspyrus, and Chris Preston EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Inspyrus to discuss the companies’ recent partnership…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Four: Clear Communication

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Payables Place First Thing: The Change in the ePayables Buying Process Over Time

By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The way enterprises do business has changed significantly over the past 15 years and these shifts are reflected in the way ePayables and P2P solution providers go to market today.…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 3, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 3, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate "Industry 4.0" technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…